Hinge.



PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

HINGE.

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DECEASED.

HINGE.

Specification of I ietters Patent.

Patented July 17, 1906 Application filed August 12, 1903. Serial No. 169.249.

' screen, window, or blind. Byside hinges I refer to hinges at the side of the sash to distinguish from hinges at the top; and my invention is particularly directed to hinges the members of which are adapted to be located, respectively, in the sides of the stiles or side bars of the sash and in the parts of the easing adjoining or fitting against said side bars. Hinges so arranged are protected from .the

'weather and being concealed they also give a neater appearance to the sash.

A further object of my invention is toprovide side-hinged sashes or screens that may be readily inserted in the windows from in- -side the building, instead of having to hang them from the outside by the aid of a ladder. For example, in the upper stories of a build ing this is very desirable.

Another object of theinvention is to provide a side hinge for screens, windows, &c., which will allow the hinged member to fit snugly in its casing when closed without interfering with the swinging open of such member.

Other objects of the invention will appear in and from the following description and claims.

- The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

- Figure I is a front elevation, partly in section, of a window-casing having a sash therein provided with my invention.

Fig. II is a section on the line IIII in Fig. I, showing the sash closed in full lines and swung open in' dotted lines. Fig. III is a view similar to Fig. II, showing the sash swung against the casing, but not moved into its seat. Figs. IV and V are sectional views on the line IV IV in Fig. I, showing, respectively, the positions assumed by the hinge device when the screen is opened and closed. Fig. VI is a partly-broken side elevation of the releasable pivot-pin device of the hinge. Fig. VII

is a perspective of a seat or socket-plate for the lungs.

Myinvention is herein shown and described as applied to a window-sash, it being understood that it is equally applicable to screens, blinds, or other similar devices.

1 designates the casing of a window or other aperture which is to receive or be closed by the sash. It will be understood that the sash 2 may extend over any part or the whole of the windowaperture, as may be desired. If only a part of the window be so covered, the adjacent rail of the sash or closure means for the other part will complete the frame or casing for the sash.

At suitable points on the sides of easing 1 are fastened the socket-plates or seats 4, provided with openings or slots 5, desirably elongated verticallythat is to say, in the direc- 7 tion of the casing 1. The sash 2 is provided on'each side with a hinge member 6, having a pin 7 adapted to enter the socket or slot 5 on that side of the window-casing and form a hinge connection between the sash 2 and the window-casing 1.

One or both of the hinge members 6 are so constructed as to enable the corresponding pin 7 to move laterally with respect to the sash and to enter or leave the corresponding socket or slot 5, and means are provided for pressing such hinge member or members outwardly to cause engagement thereof with the socket means 5.

The hinge members 6 may conveniently be constructed, as shown, of rod or wire of stiff steel or other elastic material, bent at one end to form the pins 7, and bent reversely at the other end at 8 to form means for engaging the sash 2. Grooves 9 in the sides or edges of the sash receive the members 6, the

inturned points or ends 8 projecting into ICC dow-casing, it follows that when the sash is put in place the hinge is wholly covered and protected by the side bar or stile.

One or both of the members 6 may be provided with operating means to enable it to be withdrawn from the socket means. Such means is shown in connection with one of the members 6 and consists of a wire' or rod 12, attached to member 6 and provided with-a ring 13 to serve as a finger-pull or handle. The wire 12 extends through a bore or way 14, formed in the sash 2, and through a perforation 15 in the member 6, its end being bent down and back to pass through a perforation 16 adjacent to perforation 15, so as to hold or clench the pin 12 firmly to member 6.

In inserting the sash a finger or thumb is inserted in the ring 13 and the latter pulled in until the pin 7 is drawn within the groove 9. The sashis inserted cantwise into the casing 1 and the other pin 7 caused to enter the corresponding socket 5. Then the sash is adjusted or moved until the retracted pin 7 registers with the corresponding socket 5 and the ring or finger-pull 13 released, the member 6 then springing outward to drive its pin 7 into the socket 5 011 that side, thus completing the hinge connection for the sash 2. The sash will still be in a tilted position, as it is necessary for the operator to hold it at an angle while inserting it and bringing it to place in order that he may grasp it by the edges. The pivot-pins 7 rest at this time in the lower end of slots 5, thus allowing suflicient free or clear space between the stops of the sash and the bottom 21' of the casing or sash above it (see Fig. IV) to allow free swinging movement of the sash without interference of the corners thereof with the part 21. On allowing the sash to fall or swing inwardly until its lower part rests against the bottom ledge or seat 22 of casing 1 such lower edge will come somewhat below the top of ledge 22. Then on shoving the sash upwardly it may be moved into place, the pins 7 traveling in slots 5 and the upper end of the sash moving up to a close or snugjfit against the bottom rail 21 of the up per sash or the top of easing 1, as the case may be, as shown in Fig. V, and, the lower edge of the sash 2 resting by gravity on the bottom ledge or window seat 22, it will now fit closely or snugly in its seat or frame, such a fit being desirable for obvious reasons. With such a fit it is evident that the sash could not be swung out on the pivots 7 if no provision were made for vertical travel of the against such catching, one or both of the top corners of the sash may be rounded, as indicated at 23. i

The pin or pintle 7 on the member 6 is desirably bent down or hooked, as shown, to

insure that it will come to a bearing at its inner end close to the member 6.

It is obvious that the principle of this invention is applicable to a swinging window sash, screen, blind, transom, or shutter, irrespective of the direction of the pivotal axis,

whether horizontal or vertical.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A hinge for sashes, screens, and the like, comprising a hinge member having one end bent to enter the side-of the sash and having the other end oppositely bent to form a pivotpin adapted to project laterally from the sash, a socket member constructed to receive the pin of the pivot-pin member and adapted to be secured to the adjacent side of the windowcasing, there being a groove in the side of the sash for said hinge member, said member being resilient to adapt it to be moved toward and from the sash in said groove, and operating means for withdrawing said hinge member from said socket member.

2. A hinge for sashes, screens and the like, including, in combination, a rod having one end bent to enter the side of the sash and hav ing the other end oppositely and downwardly bent to form a pivotin adapted to project laterally from the sas into the window-casing, there being a groove in the side of the sash for said rod, said rod being resilient to adapt it to be moved toward and from the sash in said groove, and operating means for withdrawing said hinge member from said socket member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, at Los Angeles, California, this 6th day of August, 1903.

ESPIRIDION HIPOLITO.

Witnesses:

A. P. KNIGHT, JULIA TOWNSEND. 

